The Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation Exhibition opens to the public in Hong Kong from May 22 to August 9 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, this exhibition showcases Louis Vuitton’s long history and association with the world of art, as well as its passion in working with different artists in various ways. The exhibition is composed of three parts, each of which deals with different aspects of the House’s activities and projects in the artistic domain. Exhibiting artists include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paul Chan, Cao-Fei, Yang Fudong, Gilbert & Georde, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Andreas Gursky, Pierre Huyghe, Jeff Koons, Bertrand Lavier, Christian Marclay and Richard Prince as well as other newly discovered international artists.
To celebrate this spectacular event, the façade of the Hong Kong Museum of Art will be wrapped up with the “After Dark” series of Richard Prince, presenting a new landscape of art to the panoramic Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong. The “After Dark” series features Hong Kong and other cities across the globe. This also is one of the first public art installations in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Museum of Art has always taken an open minded approach towards the display of contemporary artwork, one characteristic of contemporary art is controversial representation of creativity.
